G/TBT/N/ISR/1121  
14 April 2020  
(20-2870) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  ISRAEL   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  Israel WTO -TBT Enquiry Point  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
Israel WTO -TBT Enqu iry Point  
Ministry of Economy and Industry  
Tel: + (972) 3 7347501  
E-mail: Yael.Friedgut@economy.gov.il  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Safety 
valves; (HS: 8481); (ICS: 91.140.60)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  SI 1964 part 1 - 
Safety valve: Safety valve and combined safety valve with check valve - Tests and 
requirements (6 pages in Hebrew and 17 pages in English); SI 1964 part 2 - Safety valve: 
Combined temperature and pressure relief valve - Tests and requiremen ts (5 pages in 
Hebrew and 26 pages in English).  
6. Description of content:  Revision of the Mandatory Standard SI 1964, dealing with safety 
valves to be replaced with SI 1964 parts 1 and 2. These two draft standard revisions adopt 
the following European St andards:  
1.   SI 1964 part 1 - Safety valve: Safety valve and combined safety valve with check 
valve - Tests and requirements, adopts the European Standard EN 1489: March 2000, with 
a few national deviations as follows:  
• Changes the normative references;  
• Adds a new definition for combined safety valve (section 3.8);  
• Adds new requirements to section 4.1 dealing with general  materials and surface 
finishes including to comply with Israel Mandatory Standard SI 5452;  
• Adds a new requirement to sectio ns 5 and 7  that the combined safety valve shall 
comply with Israel Standard SI 1171;  
• Removes sub -section 10.c;  
• Adds new marking requirements to section 11.  
2.   SI 1964 part 2 - Safety valve: Combined temperature and pressure relief valve - Tests 
and requi rements, adopts the European Standard EN 1490: March 2000, with a few G/TBT/N/ISR/1121  
 
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  national deviations as follows:  
• Changes the normative references;  
• Adds new requirements to section 4.1 dealing with general  materials and surface 
finishes, including to comply with Israe l Mandatory Standard SI 5452;  
• Adds a new requirement to sections 5.3.1  that the  connector  shall have a thread 
complying with the International Standard ISO 7 -1; 
• Adds new identification marking to section 11.2;  
Both the old standard and these newly revised standards will apply from  the date of entry 
into force  for a period of 12 months. During this time, products may be tested according to 
the old or the new revised standard.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents:   
• Israel Mandatory Standard SI 1964  (May 2002);  
• European Standard EN 1489: March 2000;  
• European Standard EN 1490: March 2000.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  Both the old standard and these newly revised 
standards will apply from the date of entry into force for a period of 12 months. During this 
time, products may be tested according to the old or the new revised standard.  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/TBT/ISR/20_2570_00_x.pdf  
https://members.wto .org/crnattachments/2020/TBT/ISR/20_2570_01_x.pdf